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• [Read Article] Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer

  The most common sign of breast cancer is a new lump or mass. A lump that is painless, hard, and has uneven edges is more likely to be cancer. But some cancers are tender, soft, and rounded. So it's important to have anything unusual checked by a docto

  Published: Mon October 01, 2012

• [Read Article] Earlier substance abuse more likely to lead to addiction

  "We no longer can justify writing off adolescent substance use as bad behavior, as a rite of passage or as kids just being kids. The science is too clear, the facts are too compelling, the health and social consequences are too devastating and the c

  Published: Sat July 23, 2011

• [Read Article] Tips to tune up your relationship

  This article is for those who may feel stuck in their relationship and not getting the intimacy they want. Several of these tips I give to those in couples counseling or marriage counseling.

  Published: Wed July 25, 2012

• [Read Article] Anorexia Nervosa-Osteoporosis and Eating Disorders

  If you have an eating disorder, you may be at increased risk of developing bone loss. Although it is very easy to think of osteoporosis as a disease that only affects older persons, about half of young female patients with anorexia nervosa have osteop

  Published: Thu August 02, 2012

• [Read Article] Night Eating Syndrome: A Unique Eating Disorder

  The amount of food intake by night eaters and controls differed only moderately, but the night eaters had 9.3 eating episodes during the 24 hours, compared with 4.2 eating episodes for the control subjects. The subjects with bulimia nervosa averaged 6

  Published: Thu August 02, 2012

• [Read Article] Fitness Lovers More Prone To Eating Disorders

  Researchers looked at 274 female students, investigating whether differences in eating disorder symptoms exist between women who are serious athletes, club sports lovers, gym enthusiasts and women who don't exercise at all. The participants completed

  Published: Mon August 06, 2012

• [Read Article] Anorexia Nervosa: Curious Past, Hopeful Future

  AN is a prototype of disorders of motivated behavior, all of which serve as a final common pathway for a variety of developmental, familial, intrapsychic, and societal conflicts. At its core, AN arises from a conflict between the individual's neurobio

  Published: Mon August 06, 2012

• [Read Article] Panel Discusses Advances for Low-Weigth, Normal-Weight, and Obese Patients

  The message was clear: patients with eating disorders come in all sizes and ages, and treatment must be tailored to the individual. At a plenary session at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, held last June in Salzburg, Austria, three ea

  Published: Sat August 11, 2012

• [Read Article] Is your relationship healthy?

  qualified San Diego marriage and relational therapist helping couples take an honest look at their relationship and develop the skills and behaviors that protect their relationship and creates safe environment where intimacy flourishes. Couples th

  Published: Tue August 14, 2012

• [Read Article] Anorexia Nervosa Evolving Treatments for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: The Role of Families in Recovery

  Anorexia nervosa most often begins during adolescence. Unfortunately, a young person who starts to starve herself or himself may not at first realize that anorexia nervosa is a serious psychological illness that causes severe and debilitating emotiona

  Published: Mon August 20, 2012